summer block party

by Lauren Rosier The first Radio 104.5 Block Party of 2016 took place at Festival Pier on Sunday to a music-loving crowd that braved the rainy and chilly weather to see some of the best bands in alternative music today. Philly’s own Modern Colour opened the show with an energized Read More

by Zach Fraley When A/J Jackson and Aaron Sharp formed Saint Motel in 2009 through their mutual love of both independent film and various music genres, any expectation beyond playing fairs, circuses, and derbies was almost nonexistent. Adding bassist Jak Lerdamornpong and drummer Read More

by Matt Kelchner “On the first record we had no concept of the places that we would eventually be playing these songs,” singer/guitarist Josiah Johnson from The Head and The Heart tells me as we talk about how far his band has come in between their last two albums. Their latest, Read More

by Matt Kelchner As the festival season begins to heat up again, Chvrches begins to prepare for another year of playing on some of the biggest stages across the country. In their short career, the three piece group from Glasgow, Scotland have managed to steadily climb the ranks Read More

by Jessica Nguyen “There’s a fork in the road in front of me,” the first line of The Unlikely Candidate’s song, “Follow My Feet”. With great vocals and a strong beat, this song and the band behind it, have the force to push you through the last Read More

by Emily Meenan This Saturday, Radio 104.5 is putting on their third FREE Summer Block Party of 2013. Head out to the Piazza at Schmidt’s from 3:45 to 7 and check out Capital Cities, Bad Books, and Cold War Kids! Capital Cities is an “alt-dance” group from Los Angeles. Front-men Read More